Sterling
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Texas
Sterling is a low-population county in Texas with 1 ZIP code, 1,143 people, and below-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Sterling, TX sits among US counties with a below-median household income, on a low-population county population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 43rd pct
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 1,143
- combined ZIP population
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $64,954
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Sterling lands in the national county income distribution as below-median household income on low-population county footing (FIPS 48431, 1 ZIP, combined population 1,143). On this short ZIP list the county page is mainly the FIPS bridge - household ACS fields live on the primary ZIP.
Below-median income with few ZIPs: start cost-of-living reads on the primary code (76951), not the county mean. This page exists to join FIPS 48431 to HUD/FBI tables once the ZIP is chosen.
Combined population stays under five thousand - this is a thin rural FIPS. Bookmark one ZIP; a multi-ZIP shortlist rarely adds signal beyond the primary code's ACS row.
Within Texas, Motley is the closest lower-income county and Tyler the closest higher-income county by average ZIP household income. Their 3 and 7 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sterling. Use those locations as statewide context before treating the county average as a local-market answer.
1
Total ZIPs
1,143
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Sterling
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76951 | Sterling City | 1,143 | 1 |
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Data sources
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →
Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping). Verify with HUD →
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